The Volley & Bayonet Page 

Historical Miniatures Rules for Warfare in the Period 1700 to 1890


Contents
What's New
Find out what has been added to the Volley & Bayonet Page. ...more

Publications
Details of Volley & Bayonet publications and magazine articles. ...more

Rule Updates
A selection of rule updates as well as several modifications  variants and rule errata. ...more

18th Century Scenarios
The battles of Malborough and Frederick the Great using Volley & Bayonet.
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Napoleonic Scenarios
Battles in the Age of Napoleon, from the French Revolution to Waterloo.
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American Civil War Scenarios
A selection of battles from the War between the States. ...more

Other 19th Century Scenarios
Battles from the Americas to Europe. ...more

Historic Orders of Battle
A range of historical orders of battle converted to Volley & Bayonet format. ...more

Forming Miniature Armies 
Details on figure selections, basing & terrain. ...more

Battle Reports
A range of illustrated battle reports. ...more

International Section
Italiano Français

Feature Articles

Lobositz in Italy
A photo report of a refight of the battle of Lobositz refought in Italy ...more

First Manassas
A revised scenario for the battle of First Manassas, 21st July, 1861  ...more

 

Supporting the Volley & Bayonet Page

Find out how you can support the Volley & Bayonet Page. ...more

 

 

 

 

 

Firstly, welcome to the Volley & Bayonet Page! 

Volley & Bayonet is a miniatures rule set that uses simple mechanics to recreate warfare in the black powder era (1700-1890). However, while the mechanics are simple the resulting games are far from simplistic. Rather, they create a very realistic battle from the view point of a corps or army commander which follow the flow and give a realistic feel to miniature battles. If you are not sure of the basic mechanics of Volley & Bayonet make sure you have a look at this general review.

When you have time, have a closer look at the scenarios available here for use with Volley & Bayonet. I'm sure you will be impressed with there quality, scope and range. In addition an increasing number of battle reports are on on-line so you can see some Volley & Bayonet games in "virtual" action. 

 

Volley & Bayonet: Road to Glory

The new edition of Volley and Bayonet is now available. Purchase on-line from the official website

 
Volley & Bayonet is about fighting complete battles, so the reports here are of entire battles all fought on a single table. Not parts of battles as is the case with many other miniatures rule sets.

Above, British and French troops, using 6mm figures, deploy for the battle of Waterloo. The battle is yet to start and eventually involved the Prussians. The game was part of a series fought over one weekend where all four battles of the Hundred Days campaign were refought. 

Below, a photo of Spanish troops involved in a refight of Madonna dell Olmo this time using 15mm figures.

Now, if you are wondering what's changed on this site since you were last here, make sure you look at the what's new section. These page are updated regularly so things could well have changed since you were last here! 

Finally, perhaps you are interested in joining an active discussion on the Volley & Bayonet rules? If so, be sure to subscribe to the Volley & Bayonet Mailing List, an active mailing list setup to support all things associated with Volley & Bayonet. 

 

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